faro

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈfɛəɹəʊ/

Definition of faro

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)A game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.

name

  1. A city in Portugal.
  2. A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
  3. A department of the North Region, Cameroon.
  4. A town in central Yukon, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Twelvemile Township, Madison County, Missouri, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.

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Etymology

Presumably an alteration of pharaoh, itself a transcription of French pharaon, perhaps as a name for the King of Hearts.

Anagrams of faro

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

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Words you can make from faro

14 playable · top: AFRO (7 pts)

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4-letter words

1 word

3-letter words

8 words

2-letter words

4 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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